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2003 EARTH SCIENCE VIDEOTAPES

Tape Title	Record ID	Date Produced	TRT:	Synopsis
OCEAN SPONGING UP SOME WARMTH OVER NEXT 50 YEARS	G03-052	09/3/03	00:02:32	NASA's improved global climate computer model, which simulates and projects how the Earth's climate will change, indicates that the oceans have been absorbing heat since 1951 and may continue to absorb more heat from the atmosphere over the next 50 years. This increasing ocean heat storage suggests that global surface temperatures may warm less than previous studies projected, while the ocean acts as a bigger heat sponge. Further, the additional ocean heating may likely change regional climate patterns. For the full press release: http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0901oceansponge.html
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ITEM (1): Global Views of Sea-Surface Temperature - The following images were captured by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument which is carried onboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. Like a sophisticated thermometer in space, MODIS is helping Earth scientists advance studies of how our world's oceans and atmosphere interact in ways that drive weather patterns and, over the long term, define our climate. MODIS provides the most detailed measurements ever made of sea surface temperature. In the following animations, the warmest waters are illustrated in white and yellow. Progressively cooler waters are shown in red, purple, blue, green, and black. This animation series shows global sea surface temperatures (SSTs) for the year of 2001 on a flat map, followed by SSTs on a rotating globe, and a close-up look at temperature fluctuations in the Gulf Stream. *Courtesy: NASA*

[Global Views of Sea-Surface Temperature Movie]

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